The Irish standard., 1887-12-03
THROUGH THE NORTHW EST.
What a Representative Of the Irish Stand
ard Observed at Bismarck and Mandan.

Bismarck is not precisely III the cen
ter Of Dakota Territory--geographi
calIy speaking However it is not far
out of the way in this respect, and
taking everything into consideration,
it seems that The plan to locate the
capitol here was both timely and wise
| though many other points in the terri
tory were 10th Je believe this during
the struggle which preceded location
and which finally terminated in favor
Of Bismarck. The city. is about A50
miles from Minneapolis and is situated
at the Missouri river crossing of the
I N. P. railroad. TO the northwest OF
the city, not more than hall g mile, is
The great N. T.. railroad bridge that
spans the Missouri river, and which
cost in the nelghborhood Of 81 100000.
The site Of Bismarck Was selected by q
party in the employ Of the Lake Su~
perior and Puget Sound company and
located in 1872. The town site was
laid out in 1873 and in June, 1888, the
first locomotive arrived in the city.
Owing to numerous contests that came
up between settlers and the Lake Su-
perior aud Puget Sound Company, it's
| growth was impeded until 1877, when
a settlement was made and perfect
titles thereafter granted upon property.
For a young city ii has many fine bust
ness blocks, and it's capitol and peniten-
| tlary buildings are certaiuly very credi-
table to the territory.
But there isn't that life and energy
in Dakota's capitol that existed within
it's limits few years ago This has
been caused mainly, almost wholly, in
fact, through three successive failures
in crops in this section Of Dakota. In
these failures all was not lost however:
there has always been enough saved to
meet the necessary wants, with small
margin Of profit accruing to the farmer
in the years alluded to. But that mar
gin has been so small as to cause a
stringencY among farmers and desire
to hold on to what they have got with
firm grip until another and perhaps
more prosperous season shall turn the
tide in their favor. Depending great
deal upon the country adjacent for sue
cess and advancement, it can be easily
understood why the city of Bismorck is
now passing through comparatively
dull period. With all this there comes,
too, bright promises for the future.
Bismarck is destined to have number
Of new lines of railroad, at a no distant
date, and with their completion the
capitol city of the territory will un-
doubtedly receive new impetus in
growth and general advancement.
A good word can be said for The
Tribune. We want to say without.
coloring, chat considering Bismarck's
population and advantages, it has never
been our lot to have looked upon a
more sprightly, enterprising daily than
the journal mentioned. tits well edited
and managed and would be a credit to
a city Of five times its size. The peO.
pie ought to give ittheir royal, hearty
support, for to The Tribune Bismarck
owes largely it's last success. Major
Quinn is one of the editorial staff Of
this bright journal, and Quinn, of the
Bismarck Tlibune,' has become known,
BY reputation atleast, all over Dakota
territory and pretty generally through
out the northwest.
Rev. Father Wolfgang is pastor Of ST..
Nary's Catholic Church. q neat frame
edi6ce. 1T was built, we believe, III,
1875, and about 100 families attend di-
vine services from this parish. It is a
mixed eongegat ation 0ff Irish; GeTtan
and French people the first mentioned
largely pred minating A paroc chial